Richard Johnson DAVIS & Susan B. PARRISH & Sarah Ann WARE

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Richard Johnson DAVIS
Susan B. PARRISH
Sarah Ann WARE

Husband: Richard Johnson DAVIS
Birth: Dec 1810, KY
Death: 11 Nov 1903, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
Disposition: buried City Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX

Given Richard's age when he married in 1840, it's likely he had a marriage prior to Susan.

Marriage-1: 8 Oct 1840, Woodford Co., KY

Wife-1: Susan B. PARRISH

Numerous secondary sources have Susan dying in 1887 and being buried in San Antonio, TX, but it was not our subject's wife, Susan (PARRISH) DAVIS, who died in 1887, it was his daughter, Susan Parrish DAVIS (see below).

Marriage-2: 6 Apr 1847, Christian Co., KY

Wife-2: Sarah Ann / Anne / Annie WARE
Birth: 29 Jun 1828, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY
Death: 7 Apr 1897, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
Disposition: buried City Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
Father: James WARE
Mother: Joanna Thompson PARRISH

Children with Susan B. PARRISH:

Children with Sarah Ann WARE :

— born in Scott Co., KY:
1. John Howard DAVIS, b. 10 Dec 1848

— born in KY, presumably in either Scott Co., KY, or Christian Co., KY:
2. Susan Parrish DAVIS, b. 1852/3; d. 30 Jan 1887; bur. San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; unmarried
3. Georgia Ware DAVIS, b. 1856/7; d. 22 Dec 1907; bur. San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; unmarried
4. Eliza / Elvira / Elvie Stuart DAVIS, b. Oct 1869; d. 21 Jul 1914, Galveston, Galveston Co., TX; unmarried

Note that the first daughter of the next wife is often named in memory of the previous, deceased wife.

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Sources:

1a. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Richard J. DAVIS
Spouse: Susan B. PARRISH
Marriage: 08 Oct 1840, Woodford, Kentucky
Source: patron submission

1b. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Davis, Richard J. Ware, Sarah A. 6 Apr 1847 Christian Co.

Earlier marriage to Susan PARRISH not found on CD.

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316): there are Richard DAVIS'es in Campbell, Floyd, Greenup, and Hickman Cos., KY, but none in Woodford or Christian County; it appears Richard married too late in the year to be enumerated in 1840.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #38 of 115): District No. 2, Scott Co., KY, Roll M432_218, p. 465B, 273/273, enumerated 16 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Richard Davis 38 M Farmer 10500 Ky

Sarah A " 21 F "

John H " 1 M "

William Spiggle 20 M Laborer "

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #162 of 267): Hopkinsville P.O., Christian Co., KY, Roll M653_362, p. 665, PN 17, 122/122, enumerated 2 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Richard J Davis 49 M Farmer 33000 5000 Ky

Annie S Davis 32 F Ky

J Howard Davis 11 M Ky

Susan P Davis 7 F Ky

Georgia Davis 3 F Ky

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 79): Hopkinsville P.O., City of Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Roll M593_455, p. 393A, PN 19, 131/131, enumerated 4 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Davie Richard J 59 M W Fraiming 500 Ky

_____ Sarah 40 F W Keeping house "

_____ Howard 21 M W clerk in store "

_____ Susan 17 F W at school "

_____ George 13 M W "

_____ Eliza 7/12 F W "

Dalton J Marshal 38 M W Life ensurance Agt "

Davis Sarah 35 F W Domestic servt Va

_____ John 7 M B Ky

_____ Robert 4 M B "

_____ Millie 1 F B "

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 34): Henderson (Ward 1), Henderson Co., KY, Roll T9_419, p. 392B, PN 2, SD 1, ED 42, __/11, enumerated 1 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 21 24 25 26

11 Davis Richard W M 69 / City weigh Master 12 KY VA VA

"    Annie W F 51 Wife / House Keeper KY KY KY

"    Howard W M 30 Son / Farmer 12 KY KY KY

"    Susie W F 25 Dau / School Teacher 12 KY KY KY

"    Georgia W F 22 Dau Keeping House KY KY KY

"    Elvie W F 10 Dau / KY KY KY

John Howard has managed to get himself enumerated twice, once here and once with his wife.

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 29): Kerrville Town, Justice's Precint No. 1, Kerr Co., TX, Roll T623_1651, p. 61A, SN 7, SD 5, ED 41, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27

136 138 Davis John H Head W M Dec 1848 51 M 22 KY KY KY County Office ? 0 Y Y Y O F H

[John' wife and children]

Davis Richard J Father W M Dec 1810 89 Wd KY KY KY Y Y Y

9. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs online at FamilySearch.org).

Richard Johnson DAVIS
Birth: Dec 1810; Place: Kentucky
Death: 11 Nov 1903; Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Burial: Place: City Cemetery 2, in San Antonio, Texas - Lot S 1/2-43, Section 2
Marriage: 8 Oct 1840; Place: Woodford, KY
Susan B. PARRISH
Death: 30 Jan 1887; Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Burial: Place: City Cemetery 2, in San Antonio, Texas - Lot S 1/2-43, Section 2, Grave #1
Marriage: 6 Apr 1847; Place: Christian County, KY
Sarah Ann WARE
Birth: 2 Jun 1828; Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Death: 7 Apr 1897; Place: San Antonio, Texas
Burial: Place: Old City Cemetery #2 in San Antonio, EX - Lot S 1/2-43, Section 2
Father: James WARE; Mother: Joanna Thompson PARRISH
Source: patron submission

It isn't Richard's wife, Susan (PARRISH) DAVIS, who's buried in San Antonio, it's his daughter, Susan Parrish DAVIS (see next source). Several files by different submitters include the error.

10. City Cemetery #2, 1400 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas (online at Lavonne K. Bradfields's web site):

Plot 43 North, 4 stones
1. Susie Parrish DAVIS , died Jan 30, 1887, (No other information)
2. Annie Ware DAVIS , died Apr 7, 1897, (No other information)
3. Richard Johnson DAVIS , died Nov 10, 1903, (No other information)
4. Georgia Ware DAVIS , Dec 22, 1907, (No other information)

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). Files here include the same error as the LDS Pedigree Resource Files with regard to the Susan buried in San Antonio.

12. Email from descendant, James Ramsey.

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